Principles of Psychology

A college-level course that teaches the reader how to think critically and scientifically about the underlying mechanisms of behavior

Comprehensive coverage of all topic areas for the AP® Psychology course.

Features

Vignette—each chapter begins with a story, an instance when behavior has a big impact on someone’s life; the chapter returns to the vignette several times to cover findings that relate to that particular case

Researchers at Work—in every chapter, important discoveries are explained and illustrated to highlight the process of experimentation and hypothesis testing—the progression of experiments provides an increasingly sharper picture of the factors shaping behavior

Psychology in Everyday Life—topics where knowledge of psychology might be applicable to everyday life, such as whether people with schizophrenia are violent, the importance of “blind” auditions for musicians, or how conditioned taste aversion might cause you to stop eating sushi when you used to love it

The Cutting Edge—explores an exciting report of current research; showing students these vibrant experiments will emphasize that psychology research remains well and alive

Think Like a Psychologist: Principles in Action—to close each chapter, each behavioral principle is related back to the vignette